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CHILDREN’S  BOOKS 


A DESCRIPTIVE  LIST  OF 
ONE  HUNDRED  BOOKS 
THAT  ARE  WORTH  OWNING 

MARY  LILIAN  ELY  - DAYTON  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 


JV  JWk 

He  ate  and  drank  the  precious  words, 
His  spirit  grew  robust; 

He  knew  no  more  that  he  was  poor, 
Nor  that  his  frame  was  dust. 

He  danced  along  the  dingy  days, 

And  this  bequest  of  wings 
Was  but  a book.  What  liberty 
A loosened  spirit  brings! 

Emily  Dickinson 


CHILDREN’S  BOOKS  THAT  ARE 
WORTH  OWNING 


A Descriptive  List  of  One  Hundred 
Books  with  Other  Suggestions  for  a 
Child’s  Own  Library 

MARY  LILIAN  ELY 


PUBLISHED  BY 

THE  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 

DAYTON,  OHIO 


Foreword 

HE  scope  of  this  brief  list  is  fairly  well  defined  by 
its  title,  but  the  basis  of  selection  needs  perhaps 
a word  of  explanation. 

I have  included  in  the  list  only  those  books 
which  were  a delight  to  me  and  my  friends  in  my  own 
childhood  and  those  discovered  since,  which  I have  re- 
gretted to  have  missed  as  a child.  All  of  these  books  I 
have  read  or  re-read  recently,  so  that  my  judgment  upon 
them  might  be  fresh. 

The  list  is  necessarily  very  incomplete.  I have  made 
no  attempt  to  include  books  dealing  wih  special  interests 
of  any  sort  since  my  aim  has  been  only  to  suggest  ma- 
terial for  the  foundation  of  a child’s  library  upon  which 
the  superstructure,  determined  by  his  individual  tastes 
and  interests,  may  be  built. 

No  doubt  some  of  you  will  find  old  favorites  missing. 
I hope  you  will  come  and  tell  me  of  them.  I trust  that 
this  list  may  be  the  means  of  bringing  many  who  are 
interested  in  children’s  books  to  the  library,  for  we  will 
be  glad  to  meet  you,  to  show  you  our  books  and  to  dis- 
cuss them  with  you. 

MARY  ELY 

Head  of  the  Childrens’  Department, 
Dayton  Public  Library 


CHILDREN’S  MAGAZINES 


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MAGAZINE  makes  a pleasing  addition  to  a 
child's  home  reading  material,  but  it  is  in  no 
sense  a necessity. 

The  habit  of  doing  one's  general  reading  in 
condensed  form  and  in  isolated  bits  from  magazines  is 
largely  the  outgrowth  of  the  hurry  and  rush  of  present- 
day  conditions  of  life ; but  children  have  more  leisure  time 
for  reading  and,  except  for  a knowledge  of  current  affairs 
are  able,  fortunately,  to  find  their  satisfaction  in  books. 

In  view  of  this  fact,  one  is  justified  in  refusing  to  have 
any  children's  magazine  unless  he  can  have  the  best. 

Two  old  favorites,  whose  worth  time  and  several  gen- 
erations of  juvenile  readers  have  tested,  are  the  Youth's 
Companion  and  St.  Nicholas.  The  Youth’s  Companion 
is  a weekly  paper,  first  issued  in  1827,  and  now  published 
by  Perry  Mason  Co.  of  Boston.  The  yearly  subscription 
price  is  $2.00.  Its  contents  include  both  long  and  short 
stories,  popular  articles  on  science,  travel  and  biography, 
current  events  and  many  interesting  and  amusing  anec- 
dotes. 

St.  Nicholas  was  established  in  1873,  and  is  published 
monthly  by  Century  Co.  It  costs  $3.00  per  year.  It  is 
usually  conceded  to  be  the  best  general  magazine  now 
published  for  children. 

Popular  Mechanics  is  a monthly  magazine,  published 
in  Chicago.  It  contains  articles  and  news  notes  dealing 
with  all  sorts  of  mechanical  and  scientific  matters,  in- 
ventions and  discoveries.  One  section  is  devoted  to 
shop  notes,  another  to  amateur  mechanics.  There  is  a 
descriptive  list  of  interesting  patents  and  finally  a page  of 
jokes.  This  magazine  appeals  to  every  active  wide- 
awake boy  who  is  interested  in  mechanics,  and  it  is  de- 
servedly popular. 

American  Boy  is  a monthly  paper,  likewise  devoted 
especially  to  boys'  interests.  It  is  more  general  in  char- 
acter than  Popular  Mechanics  and  contains  besides  fic- 
tion, articles  on  popular  science,  handicraft,  stamp  col- 

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lecting,  boy  scouts,  mechanics,  electricity  and  photog- 
raphy. The  fiction  published  is  sometimes  of  too  sensa- 
tional a character  to  be  wholesome.  American  Boy  can 
not  be  recommended  so  highly  and  unreservedly  as  Pop- 
ular Mechanics. 

Current  Events  and  the  World’s  Chronicle  are  papers 
published  weekly  during  the  school  year.  They  are  prin- 
cipally concerned  with  the  record  of  current  events  and 
are  valuable  in  the  school  room,  where  they  are  found 
more  often  than  in  the  home.  World's  Chronicle  costs 
$1.50  per  year,  and  Current  Events  costs  $.40. 


ENCYCLOPEDIAS  FOR  CHILDREN 

OR  the  home  library,  a good  general  encyclopedia 
that  is  not  too  technical  or  lengthy  in  its  treat- 
ment of  subjects,  will  answer  practically  all  the 
needs  both  of  children  and  adults.  The  New 
International,  published  by  Dodd  Mead  Co.,  N.  Y.,  is  one 
of  the  best  of  such  encyclopedias.  The  latest  edition  is 
in  twenty  volumes  and  year  books  are  issued  regularly 
to  keep  the  information  up  to  date.  This  encyclopedia  is 
sold  by  subscription  only.  Price  in  cloth  $85.00. 

If  an  encyclopedia  for  the  younger  children  is  desired, 
the  Champlin  series  will  answer  the  purpose  best,  per- 
haps. The  series  consists  of  Cyclopedias  of  Persons  and 
Places,  Common  Things,  Literature  and  Art,  Natural 
History  and  Games  and  Sports.  Each  volume  may  be 
secured  separately  from  the  publishers,  Henry  Holt  Co., 
N.  Y.,  at  a cost  of  $3.00.  The  articles  are  very  brief  and 
simply  written  and  are  fairly  satisfactory  where  an  out- 
line, only  of  a subject  is  wanted. 

A new  cyclopedia  for  children  recently  issued  (1911) 
is  the  Book  of  Knowledge,  published  by  the  Grolier  So- 
city,  N.  Y.  It  is  in  twenty-four  volumes  and  costs  ap- 
proximately $40.  The  work  has  been  divided  into  the 
following  departments:  All  Countries,  Natural  History, 
Plant  Life,  Stories  and  Legends,  Familiar  Things,  Men 
and  Women,  Our  Own  Life,  Famous  Books,  School  Les- 

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sons,  Poetry  and  Rhymes,  Dominion  of  Canada,  United 
States,  The  Earth,  Golden  Deeds,  Book  of  Wonder, 
Things  to  Make  and  Do.  Each  volume  contains  a contri- 
bution from  the  editor  of  each  department. 

The  whole  arrangement  suggests  an  illustrated  maga- 
zine rather  than  an  encyclopedia,  and  the  books  will  be 
used  for  pleasure  reading,  probably  quite  as  often  as  for 
reference  work.  The  full  index  in  vol.  24  would  be  more 
valuable  if  it  referred  to  volume  and  page  instead  of  to 
page  number  only.  Pages  are  numbered  consecutively 
from  the  first  volume  through  the  last  and  the  difficulty 
can  be  overcome  in  a measure  by  indicating  on  the  back 
of  each  volume  the  numbers  of  the  pages  which  it  in- 
cludes. 


CHILDREN’S  BOOKS  IN  SERIES 

NE  of  the  most  perplexing  problems  that  con- 
fronts anyone  who  contemplates  buying  a library 
for  a child,  or  who  undertakes  the  direction  of  a 
child’s  reading,  is  what  to  do  about  the  widely 
advertised  series  or  sets  of  books  for  children.  These 
series  are  to  be  found  in  both  fiction  and  non-fiction. 

As  a general  rule  the  books  in  the  fiction  sequel  series 
are  decidedly  below  the  standard.  It  often  happens  that, 
although  the  first  volume  has  more  than  average  merit, 
the  fifth  or  sixth  can  scarcely  be  considered  fair,  and  the 
tenth  or  twelfth  is  totally  lacking  in  reason  for  being,  ex- 
cept as  a response  to  an  artificially  created  popular  de- 
mand. Moreover,  in  using  fiction  series  there  is  a very 
grave  danger  of  allowing  a child’s  interest  to  center  in 
the  fortunes  of  one  group  of  characters,  to  the  exclusion 
of  many  other  natural  and  normal  interests  which  should 
be  developed. 

Of  non-fiction  series  there  are  several  types.  First 
there  are  those  which  have  an  underlying  subject  unity. 
Such  are  the  “Children’s  Hero  Series,”  “The  Little  Cou- 
sin Series,”  etc.  In  all  of  these  the  volumes  vary  greatly 
in  value  and  it  is  scarcely  ever  advisable  to  buy  the  whole 

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of  a series  for  any  one  child.  One  should  select  from 
the  titles  in  a series  those  that  may  be  expected  to  appeal 
to  the  particular  child  in  mind  and  then  read  the  books 
oneself  unless  they  have  been  recommended  by  some  one 
whose  judgment  is  reliable. 

The  Children’s  Hero  Series  (Dutton,  $.50  per  vol.) 
are  small,  attractively  bound  biographies.  Most  of  them 
are  interesting  in  matter  and  style  and  accurate  in  the 
facts  given. 

Life  Stories  for  Young  People  (McClurg,  $.60  per  vol.) 
are  neither  so  pleasing  in  appearance  nor  so  inter- 
esting in  the  presentation  of  their  material  as  the  Chil- 
dren’s Hero  Series.  All  the  volumes  of  the  series  are 
translations  from  the  German. 

Peeps  at  Many  Lands  (Macmillan,  $.75  per  vol.)  ; 
Little  Cousin  Series  (Page,  $.60  per  vol.)  ; The  Library 
of  Travel  or  Little  Journey  Series  (Flanagan,  $.50  per 
vol.)  ; and  Little  Children  Everywhere  (Little,  $.60  per 
vol.)  are  some  of  the  best  known  series  describing  man- 
ners and  customs  and  scenes  of  other  lands. 

Peeps  at  Many  Lands  are  English  books,  prettily 
though  not  substantially  bound,  and  illustrated  in  color. 
Each  volume  deals  with  a single  country.  Some  of  them 
are  popular  with  older  children,  but  others  are  interesting 
only  to  adults. 

The  Little  Cousin  Series  and  Little  Children  Every- 
where Series  give  manners  and  customs,  especially  child- 
life,  of  various  lands,  in  story  form.  The  Little  Children 
Everywhere  Series  is  adapted  to  older  children  than  the 
Little  Cousins.  Both  are  entertaining,  but  the  former 
is  more  pleasing  in  style  and,  in  general,  less  trivial  than 
the  latter. 

The  Little  Journey  Series,  for  children  in  the  inter- 
mediate grades  is  not  so  interesting  as  the  Little  Children 
Everywhere  Series,  nor  so  full  of  information  as  the 
Peeps  at  Many  Lands.  A child  might  find  these  books 
useful  in  the  preparation  of  his  geography  lesson,  but 
would  scarcely  read  one  through  for  pleasure. 

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The  second  type  of  non-fiction  series  consists  of  books 
dealing  with  many  and  varied  subjects,  but  having  a 
common  editor  and  usually  being  uniform  in  binding  and 
make-up. 

The  Told  to  the  Children  Series  (Dutton,  $.50,  is  edited 
by  Louey  Chisholm  and  covers  a large  field  in  literature. 
It  is  a well-written  series,  but  must  be  used  with  discrim- 
ination since  it  contains  adaptations  of  material,  which 
the  children  for  whom  these  adaptations  are  intended 
could  read  in  the  original  in  two  or  three  years.  In  such 
cases  it  is  always  wiser  to  wait. 

The  Every  Child  Should  Know  Series  (Doubleday 
$.90  per  vol.)  edited  by  H.  W.  Mabie,  embraces  not  only 
literature,  but  art,  nature-study  and  in  fact,  almost  all 
subjects  of  interest  to  children.  Unfortunately  the  books 
are  unattractive  in  appearance  and  make-up  and  the  title 
of  the  series  itself,  with  its  bald  suggestion  of  “ought- 
ness”  is  an  argument  against  it  in  the  minds  of  many 
children. 

Still  a third  type  of  series  is  represented  by  the  Chil- 
dren’s Hour;  edited  by  Eva  March  Tappan,  and  Journeys 
Through  Bookland,  edited  by  C.  H.  Sylvester.  Miss 
Tappan’s  work  consists  of  ten  volumes  into  which  has 
been  gathered  a wealth  of  material  of  many  kinds.  Each 
volume  is  devoted  to  a single  subject;  e.  g.  v.  1 contains 
folk-lore  and  fables,  v.  2 myths  from  many  lands,  v.  3 
stories  from  the  classics,  etc.  Miss  Tappan  is  familiar 
with  the  best  of  literature  that  has  been  written  for  chil- 
dren or  appropriated  to  their  use  and  she  has  made  an 
excellent  selection  for  these  volumes.  The  work  is  pub- 
lished by  Houghton,  Mifflin  Co. 

Mr.  Sylvester’s  work,  also  in  ten  volumes,  differs  in 
arrangement  and  treatment  from  Miss  Tappan’s,  al- 
though much  of  the  material  in  the  two  sets  is  parallel. 
In  the  Journeys  through  Bookland,  fiction,  poetry,  essays, 
biography,  nature  study  and  science  are  all  represented, 
but  no  volume  is  given  over  exclusively  to  any  one  sub- 
ject. 


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The  contents  are  graded  from  simplest  material  in 
volume  one  to  difficult  selections  in  volumes  nine  and 
ten,  but  any  child  who  has  mastered  the  mechanical  diffi- 
culties of  reading  may  find  something  of  interest  to  him 
in  each  volume.  Mr.  Sylvester  is  perhaps  less  familiar 
with  the  field  of  children’s  literature  than  Miss  Tappan, 
and  consequently  has  drawn  more  often  than  she  from 
the  wider  sources  of  universal  literature.  His  notes  and 
suggestions  throughout  the  volumes  and  his  very  full 
“Talks  to  Parents”  in  the  tenth  volume  make  it  easy  to 
use  the  Journeys  as  a basis  of  a serious  study  of  literature 
for  both  children  and  adults.  Bellows-Reeve  Company 
of  Chicago  are  the  publishers  of  Journeys  through  Book- 
land. 

Both  this  set  and  Miss  Tappan’s  Children’s  Hour  show 
evidences  of  thorough,  conscientious  editorial  work. 
Either  of  them  would  be  a valuable  addition  to  a child’s 
home  library  when  it  is  not  possible,  or  perhaps  desirable 
to  have  all  the  original  source  books  from  which  these 
compilations  have  been  made. 


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BOOKS  FOR  THE  LITTLE  CHILDREN 

(Ages  2-7  years) 

Brooke,  L.  L.  (The)  Golden  Goose  Book.  Warne,  $2.00. 

Nothing  better  in  picture  work  for  little  children  has  been  done 
recently  than  Mr.  Brooke’s  illustrations  for  this  volume.  The 
stories  illustrated  are  “The  three  bears,”  “The  golden  goose,”  “The 
three  little  pigs”  and  “Tom  Thumb.”  Each  of  these  may  be  ob- 
tained separately  in  paper  covers  for  $.50. 

Brooke,  L.  L.  Johnny  Crow’s  Garden.  Warne,  $1.00. 

An  old  nursery  rhyme  with  full-page  illustrations  in  color  and 
many  in  black  and  white.  The  pictures  are  full  of  real  humor. 

Browning,  Robert.  Pied  Piper  of  Hamelin;  illus.  by  Kate  Greenaway. 
Warne,  $1.50. 

The  tale  of  the  Pied  Piper  is  fascinating  to  children,  and  this 
edition  having  the  quaint,  simple  illustrations  in  color  by  Kate 
Greenaway,  possesses  a double  attraction. 

Burgess,  Gelett.  Goops,  and  How  To  Be  Them.  Stokes,  $1.50. 

“A  manual  of  manners  for  polite  infants.”  The  goop  pictures  have 
become  well  known.  In  spite  of  their  laugnable  grotesqueness, 
they  and  the  rhymes  which  accompany  them  teach  many  lessons 
of  manners  and  morals. 

Caldecott,  Randolph.  Picture  Books.  4 vol.  Warne,  $1.25  ea. 
(Published  also  in  miniature  series.  Warne,  $.50  ea.) 

Contents : 

No.  1.  John  Gilpin. — Three  jovial  huntsmen. — Elegy  on  the  death 
of  a mad  dog. 

No.  2.  House  that  Jack  built. — Song  of  sixpence. — The  queen  of 
hearts. 

No.  3.  Hey  diddle  diddle. — Baby  Bunting. — Ride  a cock  horse. — 
Where  are  you  going,  my  pretty  maid? — The  frog  he  would  a- 
wooing  go. 

No.  4.  Come  lasses  and  lads. — The  fox  jumps  over  the  parson’s 
gate. — Mrs.  Mary  Blaize. — The  great  Panjandrum  himself. 

“The  latest  good  genius  of  children’s  book  illustrations  is  Mr. 
Randolph  Caldecott,  a designer  assuredly  of  the  very  first  order. 
Other  artists  draw  to  amuse  us;  Mr.  Caldecott  seems  to  draw  to 
amuse  himself,  and  this  is  his  charm.” — Andrew  Lang. 

Crane,  Walter,  illustrator.  Mother  Hubbard’s  Picture  Book. 

Lane,  $1.25. 

This  shows  some  of  Walter  Crane’s  best  work  for  children.  Both 
the  color  and  the  drawing  are  excellent.  Other  titles  in  the  series 
of  picture  books  by  Crane  are  “This  Little  Pig,  his  picture  book,” 
“Cinderella,”  “Sleeping  Beauty,”  and  “Red  Riding  Hood.” 

Deming,  T.  0.  Indian  Child  Life.  Stokes,  $2.00. 

Little  stories  of  Indian  children  of  various  tribes.  The  illustra- 
tions in  color,  made  from  paintings  by  E.  W.  Deming,  add  much  to 
the  value  and  attractiveness  of  the  book. 

Greenaway,  Kate.  Marigold  Garden.  Warne,  $1.50. 

Rhymes  and  pictures  both  by  Kate  Greenaway  and  both  pleasing  to 
little  children. 


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LITTLE  CHILDREN 


Hopkins,  W.  J.  The  Sandman.  Page,  $1.50. 

Incidents  of  a little  boy’s  life  on  a farm,  told  in  great  detail  and 
with  the  many  repetitions  which  little  children  love.  “More  farm 
stories”  and  “Ship  stories”  by  the  same  author  are  told  in  the 
same  style. 

Kipling,  Rudyard.  Just-So  Stories.  Doubleday,  $1.20. 

Stories  for  little  children,  telling  how  some  of  the  wild  animals 
came  to  be  as  they  are.  They  are  full  of  originality  and  humor. 

Lucas,  E.  V.  Four  and  Twenty  Toilers.  London,  Dalton,  $.72. 

Rhymes  and  pictures  descriptive  of  24  different  trades  and  occupa- 
tions. A few  of  the  rhymes  presenting  typically  English  workers 
may  not  be  fully  understood  by  American  children,  but  the  pic- 
tures, in  soft,  pretty  colors,  by  F.  D.  Bedford,  are  in  themselves 
worth  possessing. 

There  is  an  American  book,  “.Tingleman  Jack,”  by  James  O’Dea 
(Saalfield  Publishing  Co.,  $1.25)  which  covers  somewhat  the  same 
ground,  but  the  pictures  are  crude  and  the  rhymes  not  so  good  as 
those  of  Mr.  Lucas. 

Mother  Goose’s  Melodies,  ed.  by  W.  A.  Wheeler.  Houghton,  Mifflin 
Co.,  $1.50. 

It  is  conceded  by  practically  everyone  nowadays  that  no  nursery 
is  complete  without  a collection  of  Mother  Goose’s  melodies,  but 
the  question  of  edition  is  an  important  one. 

The  collection  edited  by  W.  A.  Wheeler  is  carefully  selected  and 
well  illustrated.  It  contains  nine  songs  set  to  music. 

Charles  Welsh  has  edited  a collection  called  “Book  of  Nursery 
Rhymes”  (Heath,  $.30)  that  is  very  good. 

A charming  little  Mother  Goose  book,  illustrated  by  Kate  Green- 
away, is  published  by  Warne,  for  $.60. 

“Mother  Goose  in  Silhouettes,”  cut  by  K.  G.  Buffum,  (Houghton, 
Mifflin  Co.,  $.75)  is  interesting  and  amusing. 

Potter,  Beatrix.  Tale  of  Peter  Rabbit.  Warne,  $.50. 

This  is  one  of  a series  of  tiny  books  telling  the  stories  of  little 
rabbits  and  other  furry  folks,  who,  as  represented,  are  very  like 
little  boys  and  girls.  The  softly  colored  pictures  by  the  author 
are  delightful. 

Other  titles  of  the  series  are  “The  Tale  of  Ben.iamin  Bunny,”  “Tale 
of  Mrs.  Tiggy  Winkle,”  and  “Tale  of  two  bad.  mice.” 

Poulsson,  Emilie.  Child  Stories  and  Rhymes.  Lothrop,  $1.25. 

Little  songs,  rhymes,  pictures  and  stories  for  very  little  folks. 

Scudder,  Horace,  ed.  Children’s  Book.  Houghton,  Mifflin,  $2.50. 

A collection  of  the  best  folk  tales,  fables,  ballads,  legends,  short 
stories  and  poems  for  children.  It  should  have  a prominent  place 
in  every  child’s  library. 

Stevenson,  R.  L.  Child’s  Garden  of  Verses;  illus.  by  E.  Mars  and 
M.  H.  Squire.  Rand,  McNally,  $.50. 

Little  gems  of  poetry  written  by  a man  who  never  lost  his  child 
spirit  and  who  expresses  a child’s  attitude  toward  things.  The 
edition,  illustrated  by  Jessie  Wilcox  Smith  (Scribner,  $2.50)  makes 
a handsome  gift  book. 

Three  Little  Kittens.  Dutton,  $.50. 

The  adventures  of  the  three  little  kittens  are  always  amusing. 
They  are  here  attractively  set  forth  on  linen  with  pictures  in  color. 

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BOOKS  FOR  THE  INTERMEDIATE  AGES 

(8-12  Years) 

BIBLE  AND  RELIGIOUS  CLASSICS 

Bible  for  Children;  arranged  from  the  King  James  version. 

Century,  $3.00. 

Given  in  the  poetic  language  of  the  Scriptures  and  illustrated  by 
24  full-page  reproductions  from  the  old  masters.  The  life  of  Jesus 
is  a harmonized  narrative  from  the  four  Gospels.  The  table  of 
contents  enables  one  to  find  easily  any  Bible  story  of  which  he  is 
in  search. 

Bunyan,  John.  Pilgrim’s  Progress;  illustrated  by  the  Brothers  Rhead. 
Century,  $1.50. 

Because  of  its  length  and  the  difficulty  of  the  dialogue  arrange- 
ment many  children  will  not  read  “Pilgrim’s  Progress”  for  them- 
selves, but  few  of  them  will  fail  to  be  interested,  even  though  they 
do  not  fully  understand  the  allegory,  when  it  is  read  to  them. 

MYTHOLOGY 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.  Wonder  Book;  illustrated  by  Walter  Crane. 
Houghton,  $2.50. 

Stories  from  Greek  mythology,  retold  in  the  pure  and  beautiful 
English  that  characterizes  all  of  Hawthorne’s  writings. 

Kingsley,  Charles.  The  Heroes;  illustrated  by  T.  H.  Robinson. 
Dutton,  $2.50. 

The  stories  of  Perseus,  the  Argonauts  and  Theseus  told  in  fine 
poetic  prose.  The  Greek  spirit  is  admirably  kept. 

Mabie,  H.  W.  Norse  Stories;  retold  from  the  Eddas.  Dodd,  Mead 
Co.,  $1.25. 

One  of  the  best  retellings  of  the  Norse  myths  for  children. 

FAIRY  TALES 

Aesop.  Fables;  translated  by  Joseph  Jacobs.  Macmillan,  $1.50. 

The  best  of  the  fables  attributed  to  Aesop  are  gathered  in  this 
edition. 

Andersen,  H.  C.  Fairy  Tales;  translated  by  Mrs.  E.  Lucas.  Dent,  $2.50. 

This  collection  contains  the  most  beautiful  of  Andersen’s  stories. 
Mrs.  Lucas  is  as  familiar  with  Danish  as  with  English  so  that  her 
translation  is  very  close  to  the  original. 

A good  selection  is  published  in  the  Riverside  literature  series 
(Houghton,  $.40). 

Arabian  Nights’  Entertainments;  selected  and  edited  by  Andrew  Lang. 
Longmans,  $2.00. 

Every  child  should  have  some  knowledge  of  thesd  Oriental  fairy 
tales,  for  none  can  afford  to  be  ignorant  of  the  meaning  of  such 
phrases  as  “Aladdin’s  Lamp”  and  “Open  Sesame.’  This  selection 
of  Mr.  Lang’s  is  a careful  one. 

A beautiful  edition  of  “Best  known  tales  from  the  Arabian  Nights,” 
selected  by  Kate  Douglas  Wiggin  and  N.  A.  Smith  and  illustrated 
by  Maxfield  Parrish,  is  published  by  Scribner  for  $2.50. 

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INTERMEDIATE  AGES 


Carroll,  Lewis,  pseudonym.  Alices  Adventures  in  Wonderland;  illus- 
trated by  John  Tenniel.  Macmillan,  $1.00. 

A nonsense  wonder  tale  of  a little  girl’s  marvelous  adventures  in 
underground  regions.  The  delicious  humor  will  be  appreciated  by 
older  people  even  more  than  by  children.  Alice’s  adventures  are 
continued  in  the  story  of  “Through  the  looking  glass.” 

Grimm  Brothers.  Fairy  Tales;  translated  by  Mrs.  E.  Lucas,  illus- 
trated by  Arthur  Rackham.  Doubleday,  $1.50. 

An  excellent  selection  from  the  German  folk-lore  tales  collected  by 
the  Grimms.  The  illustrations  both  in  black  and  white  and  in 
color,  are  charming,  though  perhaps  not  sufficiently  Teutonic  in 
soirit. 

The  translation  of  Grimm  made  by  Lucy  Crane  and  illustrated 
by  Walter  Crane  is  very  good.  (Macmillan,  $1.50.) 

Jacobs,  Joseph,  editor.  English  Fairy  Tales.  Putnam,  $1.25. 

Mr.  Jacobs  was  at  one  time  president  of  the  English  folk-lore 
society.  He  has  made  a collection  of  the  English  folk  tales  similar 
to  the  German  collection  made  by  the  Grimm  Brothers. 

Kingsley,  Charles.  Water-babies;  told  to  the  children  by  Amy  Steed- 
man.  Dutton,  $.50. 

The  story  of  Tom,  the  poor  little  chimney  sweep  who  was  turned 
into  a water-baby,  is  told  here  just  as  Kingsley  told  it.  All  the 
philosophical  dissertations  and  allusions  to  contemporary  po- 
litical, scientific  and  religious  problems  inserted  in  the  original, 
for  older  people,  are  left  out. 

Kipling,  Rudyard.  Jungle  Book.  Century,  $1.50. 

Tales  of  the  beasts  of  the  jungle  and  of  one  human  being,  Mowgli, 
the  foster-child  of  the  wolves  and  the  friend  of  all  the  jungle-folk. 
These  stories  are  fascinating  to  boys  and  girls  alike.  There  is  also 
a “Second  jungle  book.” 

Lang,  Andrew,  ed.  Blue  Fairy  Book.  Longmans,  $2.00. 

A collection  of  old  favorites  from  the  folk-lore  of  many  peoples. 
The  edition  published  by  Burt,  price  $1.00,  has  larger  print  and 
the  same  illustrations  as  the  Longmans  edition. 

MacDonald,  George.  At  the  Back  of  the  North  Wind.  Caldwell,  $1.50. 

A modern  wonder  tale,  the  chief  charm  and  value  of  which  lie  in 
the  pure  unselfishness  and  true  nobility  of  the  principal  character, 
a poor  coachman’s  little  son.  The  book  will  tire  most  children 
because  of  its  great  length,  but  it  can  be  used  effectively  by  being 
read  aloud  a few  chapters  at  a time. 

Pyle,  Howard.  Merry  Adventures  of  Robin  Hood.  Scribner,  $3.00. 

Gathered  directly  from  the  old  sources,  these  stories  of  the  famous 
outlaw  of  Sherwood  Forest  are  undoubtedly  our  best  material  on 
the  subject  for  children. 

An  abridgement  of  the  larger  book  is  published  by  Scribner  for 
$.50. 

Pyle,  Howard.  Story  of  King  Arthur  and  His  Knights.  Scribner,  $2.50. 

The  most  beautiful  prose  version  of  the  Arthurian  legends.  The 
illustrations  by  the  author  add  to  its  charm.  Three  other  books  by 
Pyle,  “Story  of  the  champions  of  the  Round  Table.”  “Story  of  Sir 
Launcelot  and  his  companions,”  and  “Story  of  the  grail  and  the 
passing  of  Arthur,”  complete  the  cycle. 

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INTERMEDIATE  AGES 


Ruskin,  John.  King  of  the  Golden  River.  (Cosy  Corner  Series.) 

Page,  $.50. 

“A  Styrian  legend  setting  forth  in  classic  English  prose  the  world- 
old  story  that  hapniness  lost  by  avarice  is  to  be  won  by  virtue 
only.” — G.  E.  Hardy. 

NATURE  STUDY 

Burroughs,  John.  Squirrels  and  Other  Fur-Bearers.  Houghton,  Mifflin 
Co.,  $.50. 

These  little  stories  of  animal  life,  told  with  a simplicity  that  is  an 
art,  teach  love  for  the  smaller  animals  and  show  the  pleasure  to  be 
found  in  a close  observation  of  their  ways. 

Miller,  0.  T.  First  Book  of  Birds.  Houghton,  $1.00. 

All  about  the  daily  life  of  the  bird,  his  habits  and  his  education 
from  his  nestling  days  until  he  is  old.  Tells  also  how  he  is  made 
and  how  he  works  for  us.  There  are  colored  plates  of  the  most 
common  birds  and  black  and  white  illustrations  of  the  others. 

POETRY 

Longfellow, H.  W.  Children’s  Longfellow.  Houghton,  Mifflin  Co.,  $3.00. 

This  edition  of  Longfellow,  printed  in  large,  clear  type  and  beauti- 
ful’y  illustrated  in  color,  includes  those  of  his  poems  which  are 
most  loved  by  children.  Evangeline,  Hiawatha  and  Miles  Standish 
are  not  given  entire. 

Shute  and  Dunton.  Land  of  Song.  3 vol.  Silver,  Burdett,  v.  1,  $.36; 
vol.  2,  $.48;  v.  3,  $.54. 

Though  graded  and  arranged  primarily  for  school  use,  this  collec- 
tion of  poems  is  excellent  for  the  home.  In  the  selection,  two  ob- 
jects have  been  kept  in  mind — first,  that  the  poems  should  have 
real  literary  merit,  and  second,  that  they  should  be  such  as  would 
naturally  appeal  to  children. 

FICTION 

Aanrud,  Hans.  Lisbeth  Longfrock;  translated  from  the  Norwegian  by 
L.  E.  Poulsson.  Ginn,  $.40. 

A simple  story  of  a little  Norwegian  peasant  girl,  giving  a good 
idea  of  Norwegian  country  life. 

Alcott,  L.  M.  Jack  and  Jill.  Little,  Brown,  $1.50. 

.Tack  and  Jill  and  the  other  boys  and  girls  whom  one  learns  to 
know  in  this  story  are  of  the  right  sort.  It  will  interest  younger 
children  than  the  “Little  women’  series. 

Crichton,  Mrs.  F.  E.  Peep-in-the-World.  Longmans,  $1.25. 

A -lovable  little  English  girl  spends  a winter  with  her  uncle  in 
Germany.  Both  the  character  of  the  little  heroine  and  the  accurate 
picture  of  German  manners  and  customs  that  is  given,  raise  this 
above  the  average  of  children’s  stories. 

Defoe,  Daniel.  Robinson  Crusoe;  illustrated  by  the  Brothers  Rhead. 
Russell,  $1.50. 

Founded  on  the  actual  experiences  of  Alexander  Selkirk,  who  was 
cast  away  on  a desert  island.  It  is  a classic  which  every  boy 
should  read. 

Dix,  B.  M.  Merrylips.  Macmillan,  $1.50. 

A story  of  England  at  a time  of  the  strife  between  the  Cavaliers 
and  Roundheads.  Merrylips  was  a little  girl  who  wanted  to  be  a 
boy,  but  who  learned  that  a girl  need  not  lack  the  manly  virtues 
of  courage  and  honor.  The  historical  atmosphere  is  unusually 

good. 


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INTERMEDIATE  AGES 


Dodge,  M.  M.  Hans  Brinker;  or,  The  Silver  Skates.  Scribner,  $.75. 

This  story  of  a poor  Dutch  family  furnishes  an  inspiring  example 
of  courage,  perseverance  and  unselfishness.  The  background  of 
Dutch  customs  and  history  is  skillfully  and  effectively  painted  in. 
Duncan,  Norman.  Adventures  of  Billy  Topsail.  Revell,  $1.50. 

The  adventures  of  Billy  Topsail  and  his  friends  are  based  upon 
real  incidents  in  the  lives  of  Labrador  boys,  who  are,  as  the  author- 
says,  somewhat  merrier  and  braver  and  kinder  than  the  boys  to 
whom  self-reliance  and  physical  courage  are  less  needful. 

French,  H.  W.  The  Lance  of  Kanana.  Lothrop,  $1.00. 

A tale  of  Arabia,  showing  how  a brave  Bedouin  lad,  through  the 
faithful  performance  of  lowly  tasks  given  him  to  humiliate  him, 
acquired  the  virtues  which  enabled  him  later  to  save  the  Arabians 
from  the  hands  of  their  enemies. 

Jackson,  Mrs.  H.  M.  F.  H.  Nelly’s  Silver  Mine.  Little,  $1.50. 

Nelly  and  her  brother  Rob  are  well-bred  and  likable  children,  but 
the  chief  value  of  the  story  lies  in  the  picture  which  it  gives  of 
Colorado  life  in  the  early  seventies. 

Kipling,  Rudyard.  Captains  Courageous.  Century,  $1.50. 

A pampered  son  of  wealthy  parents  falls  into  the  hands  of  some 
Newfoundland  fishermen,  and  among  these  rough  men,  who  are 
real  men  for  all  their  roughness,  he  achieves  his  own  manhood. 
Lucas,  E.  V.  Anne’s  Terrible  Good  Nature;  and  other  stories.  Mac- 
millan, $1.75. 

Eleven  short  stories,  clever  and  entertaining.  Good  to  read  aloud. 

Ouida,  pseudonym.  Dog  of  Flanders.  Lippincott,  $.50. 

The  fortitude,  the  devotion  and  the  faithfulness  of  a big  dog  and 
the  humanity  and  affection  of  his  little  master  are  the  appealing 
features  in  a story  which  is  otherwise  too  somber.  Good  to  read 
aloud. 

Ouida,  pseudonym.  The  Niirnberg  Stove.  Lippincott,  $.50. 

Tells  of  the  devotion  of  a little  boy  with  an  artist’s  soul,  for  a 
famous  old  stove,  the  only  work  of  art  in  his  poor  home;  also  of 
the  long,  hard  journey  he  took  with  the  stove  and  what  came  of  it. 
Pyle,  Howard.  Men  of  Iron.  Harper,  $2.00. 

A thrilling  tale  of  the  time  of  Henry  IV  of  England,  making  clear 
many  of  the  practices  of  chivalry  and  telling  of  knightly  deeds  and 
valor. 

Pyle,  Howard.  Otto  of  the  Silver  Hand.  Scribner,  $2.00. 

“A  tale  of  a little  boy  who  lived  and  suffered  in  the  dark  middle 
ages,  of  how  he  saw  both  the  good  and  the  bad  of  men,  and  of  how 
by  gentleness  and  love  and  not  by  strife  and  hatred,  he  came  at 
last  to  stand  alone  above  other  men  and  to  be  looked  up  to  by  all.” 
— Preface. 

Seawell,  M.  E.  Little  Jarvis.  Appleton,  $1.00. 

How  a gay,  young  midshipman  on  the  U.  S.  ship,  Constellation, 
proved  himself  a hero  and  gave  up  his  life  rather  than  abandon  his 
post  of  duty. 

Spyri,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Heidi;  translated  by  H.  B.  Dole.  Ginn,  $1.50. 

A story  of  a lovable  little  girl  and  her  influence  upon  her  friends, 
with  a fine  picture  of  the  free,  outdoor  life  of  the  Swiss  moun- 
taineers as  a background.  Good  to  read  aloud. 

Wiggin,  K.  D.  Birds’  Christmas  Carol.  Houghton,  $.50. 

“Story  of  little  Carol  Bird,  who  was  born  on  Christmas  day.  In 
the  tenderest  and  most  effective  way  her  life  teaches  the  beauty  of 
love  and  devotion  in  the  household.  The  doings  and  sayings  of  the 
little  Ruggleses  give  the  story  an  element  of  delicious  humor.” — 
Pittsburgh. 


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BOOKS  FOR  THE  OLDER  CHILDREN 

(Ages  13-18  Years) 

NATURE  STUDY 

Seton,  E.  T.  Lives  of  the  Hunted.  Scribner,  $2.00. 

Mi*.  Seton’s  stories  have  been  criticised  on  the  ground  that  they 
make  extravagant  claims  for  the  intelligence  of  the  animals  of 
which  he  writes,  but  few  writers  have  done  so  much  to  create  sym- 
pathy with  wild  animals  and  a desire  to  preserve  them.  “Krag” 
and  “Johnny  Bear,”  two  of  the  best  stories  in  this  volume,  are  also 
published  separately.  Scribner,  $.50. 

POETRY  AND  ADAPTATIONS 
Church,  A.  J.  Story  of  the  Iliad.  Macmillan,  $1.00. 

The  story  of  the  Odyssey  has  also  been  retold  by  Church  and  is 
published  uniformly  with  the  Iliad.  These  great  epics  should  have 
a place  in  every  child’s  library.  W.  C.  Bryant’s  translation  of  the 
Iliad  into  English  verse  (Houghton,  Mifflin  Co.,  $2.50),  and  Pal- 
mer’s rendering  of  the  Odyssey  into  rhythmic  prose  (Houghton, 
Mifflin  Co.,  $2.50)  are  good  to  read  aloud  and  give  some  idea  of  the 
spirit  and  rhythm  of  the  originals. 

Lamb,  Charles  and  Mary.  Tales  from  Shakespeare.  Dutton,  $2.50. 

These  tales  are  classics  in  themselves,  in  addition  to  giving  children 
an  introduction  to  the  greatest  of  our  poets. 

‘ The  Lamb  Shakespeare  for  the  young,”  edited  by  I.  Gollanez, 
gives  each  of  the  tales  in  a separate  volume  with  many  passages 
from  the  original  plays  and  with  the  songs  set  to  music.  Pub- 
lished by  Duffield,  $.80. 

Tennyson,  Alfred.  Idylls  of  the  King.  Macmillan,  $1.00.  (Golden 
treasury  series.) 

The  beautiful  ideals  of  the  Arthurian  legends  are  here  embodied  in 
pure,  perfect  English.  Good  to  read  aloud. 

Wells,  Carolyn,  comp.  Nonsense  Anthology.  Scribner,  $1.25. 

“He  must  be  a fool  indeed  who  cannot  at  times  play  the  fool;  and 
he  who  does  not  enjoy  nonsense  must  be  lacking  in  sense.” — W.  J 
Rolfe. 

Whether  we  entirely  agree  with  Mr.  Rolfe  or  not,  it  is  certainly  a 
good  thing  to  be  able  to  enjoy  real  nonsense  rhymes.  Some  of  the 
best  that  have  ever  been  written  have  been  brought  together  here 
by  Miss  Wells. 

Wiggin  & Smith.  Golden  Numbers.  McClure,  $2.00. 

A very  satisfactory  collection  of  poetry  for  children.  “The  Posy 
Ring”  (McClure,  $1.25)  is  a collection  made  by  Mrs.  Wiggin  and 
Miss  Smith  for  the  younger  children. 

Boutet  de  Monvel,  L.  M.  Joan  of  Arc.  Century,  $3.00. 

The  text  is  a simple  story  of  Joan’s  life,  treating  her  inspiration 
as  a fact.  The  pictures  are  wholly  beautiful,  suited  in  their  quiet 
dignity  and  simplicity  to  the  story  that  they  help  to  tell. 

Franklin,  Benjamin.  Autobiography.  (Riverside  literature  series.) 
Houghton,  $.40. 

As  a side  light  upon  historical  events  of  his  time,  as  an  instance  of 
what  perseverance  and  true  worth  may  accomplish,  and  as  an 
example  of  good,  plain,  forcible  English,  this  story  of  Franklin’s 
life  told  by  himself,  is  unsurpassed. 


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Lodge  and  Roosevelt.  Hero  Tales  from  American  History. 

Century,  $1.50. 

Short  sketches  of  great  men  and  notable  events  in  our  history, 
bringing  out  the  heroism  of  peace  as  well  as  the  heroism  of  war. 

Marshall,  H.  E.  An  Island  Story.  Stokes,  $2.50. 

A history  of  England  from  legendary  times  to  the  present  day.  It 
is  accurate  in  information,  so  that  it  will  be  read  with  profit  and 
so  interesting  as  a story  that  it  is  sure  to  be  read  with  pleasure. 
There  are  numerous  illustrations  in  color. 

FICTION 

Alcott,  L.  M.  Little  Women.  Little,  Brown,  $1.50. 

A story  of  a New  England  family  in  Civil  War  days,  much  of  it 
being  based  upon  Miss  Alcott’s  own  life.  It  is  so  wholesome  and 
good  in  every  way  that  it  has  become  a classic  among  children’s 
nooks. 

The  stories  of  the  principal  characters  are  continued  in  “Little 
Men”  and  “Jo’s  Boys.” 

A handsome  edition  of  “Little  Women,”  illustrated  by  Alice  Bar- 
ber Stephens,  is  published  by  Little,  Brown  for  $2.00. 

Aldrich,  T.  B.  The  Story  of  a Bad  Boy.  Houghton,  $1.25. 

A real  story  of  a very  real  boy  by  the  man  who  was  that  boy.  Its 
humor  and  pathos  will  not  appeal  to  all  children  as  keenly  as  to 
older  people,  but  it  is  just  the  sort  of  a book  to  read  aloud  to 
children. 

Bennett,  John.  Master  Skylark.  Century,  $1.50. 

A story  of  Shakespeare’s  time  and  of  a little  lad  who  is  stolen 
from  his  home  at  Stratford  and  carried  to  London  by  a company 
of  players.  Though  he  meets  many  fine  persons  and  has  strange 
adventures,  his  love  for  his  mother  and  his  home  is  constant  and 
brings  him  back  safe  to  them  at  last. 

Blackmore,  R.  D.  Lorna  Doone.  (Luxenbourg  ed.)  Crowell,  $1.50. 

A romance  of  Exmoor  in  Stuart  times.  Lorna  Doone,  the  beautiful 
heroine,  is  rescued  from  the  band  of  outlaw  Doones  by  John  Ridd, 
a plain  and  simple  but  staunch  and  chivalrous  yeoman.  The  char- 
acters are  well  drawn  and  the  scenic  descriptions  are  excellent. 

Cervantes-Saavedra,  Miguel  de.  Don  Quixote  of  the  Mancha;  retold 
by  Judge  Parry,  illustrated  by  Walter  Crane.  Lane,  $1.50. 

Judge  Parry  retells  the  story  from  the  famous  Spanish  novel  as 
one  who  loves  it  would  tell  it,  preserving  much  of  its  humor  and 
charm,  but  keeping  before  his  hearers  the  fact  that  the  great  origi- 
nal is  the  storehouse  from  which  he  draws  his  treasures. 

Clemens,  S.  L.  (Mark  Twain).  Prince  and  Pauper.  Harper,  $1.75. 

The  story  tells  how  the  little  Prince  of  Wales,  afterwards  Edward 
VI  of  England,  changed  places  with  a beggar  lad  who  was  his 
double  in  appearance;  and  how  both  boys  were  benefited  greatly 
by  their  experiences.  It  gives  a realistic  picture  of  mediaeval  life. 

Craik,  Mrs.  D.  M.  M.  John  Halifax,  gentleman;  illustrated  by  Alice 
Barber  Stephens.  Crowell,  $1.50. 

The  life-story  of  a man  of  high  ideals,  whose  faithfulness  to  those 
ideals  wins  him  the  right  to  be  called  by  “the  grand  old  name  of 
Gentleman.”  The  scene  is  England,  the  time  the  middle  of  the  19tli 
century. 


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Dickens,  Charles.  Christmas  Carol  in  Prose;  with  illustrations  by 
C.  E.  Brock.  Dutton,  $1.00. 

An  excellent  story  to  read  aloud  at  Christmas  time.  It  tells  in 
Dickens’  inimitable  style  how  the  beautiful  Christmas  spirit  over- 
came an  old  miser’s,  hardness  of  heart.  This  is  only  one  of  the 
many  attractive  editions  in  which  it  is  published. 

Dickens,  Charles.  Cricket  on  the  Hearth;  illustrated  by  C.  E.  Brock. 
Dutton,  $1.00. 

A beautiful  idyll  of  English  home  life. 

Ewing,  Mrs.  J.  H.  (G.).  Jackanapes.  Society  for  Promotion  of  Chris- 
tian Knowledge,  $.20. 

No  more  exquisite  story  for  boys  and  girls  was  ever  written  than 
this  of  a brave  English  lad  who  gave  up  his  life  for  his  friend. 

Ewing,  Mrs.  J.  H.  (G.)  Mary’s  Meadow.  Little,  $.50. 

Some  fine  English  children  play  a game  in  which  flowers  and  un- 
selfisnness  are  the  principal  factors. 

Hale,  E.  E.  Man  Without  a Country.  Little,  $.75  and  $.35. 

The  tragic  story  of  Philip  Nolan  who,  because  he  cursed  his  coun- 
try. was  sentenced  never  to  see  nor  hear  of  it  again,  gives  a singu- 
larly impressive  lesson  in  patriotism. 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.  Twice-told  Talles.  Houghton,  $2.00. 

Some  of  Hawthorne’s  best  imaginative  tales  and  pictures  of  New 
England  life  are  included  in  this  volume. 

Hughes,  Thomas.  Tom  Brown’s  School  Days;  illustrated  by  Louis 
Rhead.  Harper,  $1.50. 

A classic  story  of  English  public  school  life.  With  the  exception 
of  the  first  three  introductory  chapters,  which  may  be  omitted,  the 
story  will  interest  American  boys,  though  many  of  the  details  of 
Rugby  life  will  be  unintelligible  to  them.  Dr.  Arnold’s  character 
as  revealed  in  his  influence  upon  his  pupils  and  Tom  Brown’s  re- 
demption through  his  love  for  a younger  boy  are  fine  things. 

Kipling,  Rudyard.  Puck  of  Pook’s  Hill.  Doubleday,  $1.50. 

Two  children  under  the  guidance  of  Puck  meet  various  historical 
and  semi-historical  characters  who  tell  stories  of  their  adventures. 
Though  these  stories  are  not  history,  they  arouse  such  interest  in 
the  personages  and  periods  touched  upon  that  they  can  scarcely 
fail  to  lead  to  the  reading  of  real  history. 

Lagerlof,  Selma.  Wonderful  Adventures  of  Nils.  Doubleday,  $1.50. 

A wonder  tale  translated  from  the  Swedish.  It  tells  of  a boy  who, 
for  his  mischief  and  cruelty,  is  reduced  to  elfin  size  and  goes  away 
with  the  wild  geese  when  they  fly  north  in  the  Spring.  He  does 
not  return  and  become  mortal  again  until  love  and  kindness  have 
replaced  the  evil  qualities  in  his  heart.  There  is  much  information 
about  Sweden  and  the  habits  of  migratory  birds.  The  end  of  the 
story  has  been  recently  published  (1911)  in  a book  called  “Further 
Adventures  of  Nils.” 

Lucas,  E.  V.  The  Slow  Coach.  Macmillan,  $1.50. 

Story  of  a vacation  trip  taken  by  six  English  children  in  a travel- 
ing van.  The  children  are  very  likable  and  their  adventures  are 
boiii  entertaining  and  amusing. 

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OLDER  CHILDREN 


Scott,  Sir  Walter.  Ivanhoe.  Dryburgh  ed.  Macmillan,  $1.25. 

A romance,  having  its  setting  in  England  at  the  end  of  the  12th 
century.  Richard  Coeur  de  Lion,  Robin  Hood,  Friar  Tuck  and 
other  well-known  romantic  characters  are  introduced.  Historical 
matters  are  handled  freely,  but  the  pictures  of  Normans  and 
Saxons  in  England  and  the  life  of  the  times  are  accurate  and 
graphic. 

Scott,  Sir  Walter.  Quentin  Durward.  Dryburgh  ed.  Macmillan,  $1.25. 

The  events  take  place  in  France  and  Flanders  at  the  time  of  Louis 
XL  Charles  the  Bold  of  Burgundy  figures  largely  in  the  story,  but 
the  hero  is  a young  Scot,  whose  bravery,  chivalry  and  trustworthi- 
ness finally  bring  him  a rich  reward. 

Seaman,  A.  H.  Jacqueline  of  the  Carrier  Pigeons.  Sturgis  & Walton, 
$1.25. 

The  scene  is  laid  in  Leyden  in  the  year  1574,  during  the  Spanish 
siege,  and  the  interest  centers  in  two  children  who  play  an  import- 
ant part  in  saving  the  town.  The  miseries  and  heroism  of  the  be- 
sieged are  well  portrayed. 

Stevenson,  R.  L.  Kidnapped.  Scribner,  $1.50. 

“Kidnapped”  and  its  sequel,  “David  Balfour,”  are  romances  deal- 
ing with  the  adventures  of  a young  Scotch  lad.  They  depict  the 
political  state  of  Scotland  in  the  period  succeeding  the  Jacobite 
rebellion  of  1745.  They  are  full  of  thrilling  incidents,  of  love  and 
of  loyal  friendship. 

Stevenson,  R.  L.  Treasure  Island.  Scribner,  $1.25. 

Written  expressly  for  boys,  but  of  interest  to  everyone  who  loves 
a tale  of  pure  adventure.  Among  pirate  stories  it  is  a classic. 

Vaile,  C.  M.  Orcutt  Girls.  Wilde,  $1.50. 

A thoroughly  wholesome  story  of  scliool-girl  life  in  a small  New 
England  town  forty  years  ago. 

Vaile,  C.  M.  Sue  Orcutt;  a sequel  to  the  Orcutt  girls.  Wilde,  $1.50. 

The  experiences  of  Sue,  the  younger  of  the  Orcutt  girls,  during  her 
later  years  at  Merton  Academy.  The  strong  character  of  the  prin- 
cipal of  the  academy  and  his  beneficent  influence  upon  Sue’s  life 
are  brought  out  more  clearly  here  than  in  the  “Orcutt  Girls.”  A 
simple,  charming  romance  ends  the  story. 

Wiggin,  K.  D.  Rebecca  of  Sunnybrook  Farm.  Houghton,  $1.25. 

Rebecca  is  one  of  the  most  charming  girl  heroines  of  modern  fic- 
tion. This  is  a good  story  to  read  aloud. 


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BOOKS  FOR  PARENTS 

GUIDANCE  OF  CHILDREN’S  READING 

Arnold,  G.  W.,  comp.  Mother’s  List  of  Books  for  Children.  McClurg, 

$1.00. 

This  list  includes  books  which  cover  the  whole  range  of  a child’s 
interests  and  each  book  is  characterized  by  a descriptive  note  or 
critical  comment.  The  books  are  classified  according  to  age,  being 
arranged  for  children  of  from  two  to  fourteen  years.  There  is  an 
author  and  title  index. 

Moses,  M.  J.  Children’s  Books  and  Reading.  Kennerley,  $1.50. 

Traces  the  historical  development  of  children’s  literature  and  at- 
tempts to  show  the  aims  of  the  library  for  the  child  and  the  rela- 
tion which  the  library,  the  school  and  the  home  bear  to  one  an- 
other and  all  to  the  child. 

Olcott,  F.  J.  The  Children’s  Reading.  Houghton,  $1.25. 

Miss  Olcott  was  for  many  years  the  head  of  the  Children’s  Depart- 
ment at  the  Carnegie  Library,  Pittsburgh,  and  is  a recognized 
authority  on  the  subject  of  children’s  books  and  reading. 

HYGIENE 

Griffith,  J.  P.  C.  Care  of  the  Baby.  Saunders,  $1.50. 

What  should  be  provided  for  the  baby  and  how  it  should  spend  its 
days. 

Saleeby,  C.  W.  Parenthood  and  Race  Culture.  Moffat,  $2.50. 

A general  introduction  to  eugenics. 

Winterburn,  F.  H.  (The)  Children’s  Health.  Baker,  $1.25. 

Papers  dealing  with  the  general  principles  of  health  rather  than 
with  disease  and  its  treatment. 

RELATIONS  OF  PARENTS  AND  CHILDREN 

Abbott,  E.  H.  On  the  Training  of  Parents.  Houghton,  $1.00. 

Papers  on  the  relation  of  parents  and  children  which  appeared  in 
serial  form  in  the  Outlook,  1907-08. 

Winterburn,  Mrs.  F.  H.  From  the  Child’s  Standpoint.  Baker,  $1.25. 

Views  of  child  life  and  nature:  a book  for  parents  and  teachers. 

FICTION— PSYCHOLOGICAL  STUDIES  OF  CHILDREN 

Grahame,  Kenneth.  Golden  Age;  illustrated  by  Maxfield  Parrish. 
Lane,  $2.50. 

This  is  an  especially  beautiful  edition.  There  are  other  good  ones 
that  are  less  expensive. 

Martin,  G.  M.  Emmy  Lou:  her  book  and  her  heart.  McClure,  $1.50. 

A study  of  a child’s  development. 

White,  W.  A.  Court  of  Boyville.  Macmillan,  $1.50. 

Stories  of  boy  life,  written  for  “grown-ups.” 


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